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Yep- Anna, Billy, Adam, and Martin are all up to something
Hi Wrecklings! Big week! We have a headline trifecta + 1 (quadfecta? superfecta?!) of some of the most famous scammersâ Billy of Fyre Fest, faux-heiress Anna Delvey, WeWorkâs Adam Neumann, and man-of-zero-morals Martin Shrekli!
âPharma Bro Martin Shrekli is apparently on dating app Bumble just a DAY after getting out of prison for fraud - despite his ex-Bloomberg reporter flame Christie Smythe saying 'she'd love to see him'â- Dead serious when I say that Shrekli popped up as a suggested match on my OkCupid around 2013, I regret I didnât save those screenshots of his profile.
âBilly McFarlandâs Duped Fyre Fest Investor Thinks Itâs a âJokeâ He Left Prison Earlyâ- I mean, same.
âAdam Neumannâs blockchain-based redemption story now sponsored by a16zâ- 70 Million. Dollars. In. Funding. To the guy who inspired a podcast called WeCrashed. How. Why.
âI Have Seen the Death of Culture, and It Was Anna Delveyâs Art Showâ- With these grifters commercializing their notoriety after shamelessly scamming, Iâm suspicious this is going to be seen as an aspirational career route for anyone with the right questionable morals. Think: influencer but villainous. Iâd write a think-piece on this, if I were a smidge less lazy.
âInfluencer Accused of Setting Forest Ablaze for TikTok Video Currently Under Investigationâ- Good and bad news: itâs not just Americans setting forest fires!
ââLiterally the most legit scam I have ever seenâ: Woman says she got âjob scammedâ after applying for job on Upwork, going through lengthy interview processâ- As if job-hunting wasnât difficult enough, sophisticated scammers have entered the process.
A juicy press release worth reading- While shady C-Suites pull this behavior all the time, the decision for an investor to write a đ„ press release calling them out is wild. The release was shared in a Public Relations-execs FB group and one publicist commented, âFascinating. S##t-posting at the corporate level feels new to me.â
Also on the subject of cringe-PR- I *literally cringed* at Audi (rightfully) tossing M&C Saatchi under the bus and then M&C Saatchiâs horrendously bad response.
âdeuxmoi's digital trailâ- So much for anon plz, this piece is blowing up the internet, thanks to some light (but diligent) internet sleuthing. P.S. curious about who authors these newsletters? Oh hi, itâs me!
âTwo-Card Monte: Why Mastercard And Visa Rarely Shut Down Scammers Who Are Ripping Off Consumersâ- Interesting that in our piece on The CEH scandal, Amex was praised a few times for quickly reimbursing folks for their purchases.
âTerra Newell of âDirty Johnâ Took to TikTok to Share Her Trauma. Then She Became a Memeâ- As an OG Dirty John listener, Iâm in awe of Terraâs survival story but the nonchalant/flippant delivery of this TikTok doesnât do her any justice.
đ âAt Cameo, Boom Times Give Way to Sharp Sales Slowdownâ- This oneâs behind The Informationâs paywall, but itâs an interesting read for those with access. Never a great sign when part of your business strategy is recruiting famous, skeevy ex-convicts to your platform.
âIt Sure Sounds Like Elon Musk Decided to Become a Republican After Finding Out a Story About Him Allegedly Exposing Himself to a Flight Attendant Was Going Publicâ- Like a bunch of Teslas, Elonâs reputation is quickly burning to the ground. It also feels like a good time to resurface this Marie Claire profile of Elonâs first wife and their turbulent relationship.
âHow 'Australia's Tinder Swindler' used women as 'cash cows' to fund his luxury lifestyle before his own daughter exposed him and his liesâ- Itâs infuriating that I know legions of successful single women while men like this just leach off. Poll hereâ should we keep including Tinder Swindler-esque stories like this?
âKellyanne Conway tears into reporter Taylor Lorenz for sharing 15-year-old daughter Claudia's TikToks criticizing Trump and slams people who called child protective services on their familyâ- My hunch is that if the TikToks hadnât exposed the insanity of this family, Kellyanne would have had zero issue with them being amplified.
âThe Tiger Mom and the Hornetâs Nest: For two decades, Amy Chua and Jed Rubenfeld were Yale Law power brokers. A new generation wants to see them exiled.â- This is a longform article thatâs full of scandal for those that admittedly have a longer attention span than I do.
More Serious Stories
We realize some of these can be triggering for some readers, so feel free to skip!
âLouisiana Senator Bill Cassidy: Our Maternal Death Rates are Only Bad if You Count Black Womenâ
âAt Wells Fargo, a Quest to Increase Diversity Leads to Fake Job Interviewsâ
âLara Logan, Once a Star at CBS News, Is Now One for the Far Rightâ
âInfluencers Are Posting Potentially Dangerous Baby Formula Recipes, Despite Safety Warningsâ
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